Hospital of the Holy Cross, boundary wall and gate piers

Hospital of the Holy Cross, boundary wall and gate piers, Abbey Foregate

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1246431
Date first listed:: 10-Jan-1953
List Entry Name:: Hospital of the Holy Cross, boundary wall and gate piers
Statutory Address:: Hospital of the Holy Cross, boundary wall and gate piers, Abbey Foregate

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1246431
Date first listed:: 10-Jan-1953
Date of most recent amendment:: 17-Nov-1995
List Entry Name:: Hospital of the Holy Cross, boundary wall and gate piers
Statutory Address 1:: Hospital of the Holy Cross, boundary wall and gate piers, Abbey Foregate

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Hospital of the Holy Cross, boundary wall and gate piers, Abbey Foregate

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Shrewsbury
National Grid Reference:: SJ 49822 12531

Details

SJ 4912 NE 653-1/12/64

SHREWSBURY ABBEY FOREGATE (north side), Hospital of the Holy Cross, boundary wall and gate piers

(Formerly Listed as: ABBEY FOREGATE (North side) Hospital of the Holy Cross)

10/01/53

GV II Hospital or almshouses. Buildings dated 1853, but an earlier foundation. Pountney Smith. Coursed and squared red sandstone rubble with plain tiled roofs. Two ranges at right angles to each other in domestic Gothic style.

EXTERIOR: left-hand range comprises two units. Two storeys, two-window range with two wide slightly advanced gables linked by projecting doorcases. Paired moulded four-centred arched doorways in centre of elevation, with mullioned windows of two and three round-headed lights each side, two-light mullioned windows above, all with hoodmoulds. Lancet lights over the doorways. In gable facing the street, two-light mullioned window with drop-ended hoodmould over and corbelled oriel above, with paired traceried mullions and leaded lights. Coped gables with finials. Rear and axial stacks with barleycorn decoration and cusped caps.

Wall with archway links this block to range parallel to street. This range is also two storeys, three-window range with central advanced gable with three-light traceried mullioned bay window to ground floor with date and coat of arms in parapet. Oriel window above, with traceried mullions and embattled parapet. Arcade of three bays each side of this central gable forming porches. Doors within the porches flanked by single and two-light mullioned windows. Paired upper mullioned windows set beneath small gables. Gable and axial stacks, and a side wall stack on front gable, all highly enriched with barleycorn decoration, and with cusped caps.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: adjoining the right-angled range, a low stone boundary wall with wrought-iron railings and central gateway. Four-centred archway in buttressed stepped surround with raking copings and cross finial. Wrought-iron gates. Wall and railings link to higher stretch of stone wall with raking copings to right.

Listing NGR: SJ4982112533

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Legacy System number:: 455064
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.